preside

Meaning

To act as president or chairperson.
To exercise authority or control.
To be a featured solo performer.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪˈzaɪd/

Etymology

From Old French presider, from Latin praesidēre (“preside”), from pre- (“before”) + sedere (“to sit”). Displaced Old English foresittan, which might have been a calque of the Latin.

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